This book has been optimized for viewing at a monitor setting of 1024 x 768 pixels. Praise for When the Morning Comes “Cindy Woodsmall writes real—real people, real conflicts, real emotions. When you open her book, you enter her world and live the story with the characters. When the Morning Comes is a journey of discovering faith, of overcoming trauma, of learning to depend on God’s sustaining strength. I eagerly await installment three of the Sisters of the Quilt series!” —KIM VOGEL SAWYER, author of Bygones and Where Willows Grow “Harness making and prayer Kapps meet cell phones and photography in this latest Cindy Woodsmall novel blending the old world with the new. Through Amish and Mennonite characters in tension with their contempo- rary world, Cindy weaves the fabric of all faith communities hoping to be relevant to the world around them—and each other—while not losing the strengths of their forefathers and foremothers. When the Morning Comes is a fine rendering of struggle and joy that resonates long after the last words are read.” —JANE KIRKPATRICK, award-winning author of the Change and Cherish Series, including A Tendering in the Storm Praise for When the Heart Cries “Debut author Woodsmall’s free-flowing prose evokes emotion while explor- ing the relational dynamics of the Amish community and its long-treasured way of life.” —Christian Retailing “Hannah’s struggles and painful experiences as an outsider in her own home will touch the hearts of those familiar with Beverly Lewis’s Amish stories. Woodsmall’s style packs a powerful emotional punch.” —Library Journal “[Hannah’s] story is both touching and tragic, yet hope shines through every page-turning chapter. A moving and meaningful first novel.” —LIZ CURTIS HIGGS, best-selling author of Grace in Thine Eyes “When the Heart Cries is a compelling and moving beginning to what prom- ises to be a great new series.” —DEBORAH RANEY, author of A Vow to Cherish and Remember to Forget When the Morning Comes When the Morning Comes n A NOVEL n Cindy Woodsmall SISTERS OF THE QUILT, BOOK TWO WHEN THE MORNING COMES PUBLISHED BY WATERBROOK PRESS 12265 Oracle Boulevard, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921 A division of Random House Inc. The Scripture quotations on pages 249, 251, and 301 are taken from The Holy Bible: Inter- national Standard Version. Copyright © 1994–2007 by the ISV Foundation of Fullerton, California. All rights reserved internationally. The quotation of Galatians 6:7 on page 301 is taken from the King James Version. The characters and events in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to actual persons or events is coincidental. Copyright © 2007 by Cindy Woodsmall All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. WATERBROOK and its deer design logo are registered trademarks of WaterBrook Press, a division of Random House Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Woodsmall, Cindy. When the morning comes : a novel / Cindy Woodsmall. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Sisters of the quilt ; bk. 2) eISBN: 978-0-307-44628-2 1. Amish women—Fiction. 2. Amish—Fiction. I. Title. PS3623.O678W475 2007 813'.6—dc22 2007015366 www.waterbrookpress.com v1.0 n To my dear friend and amazing critique partner Marci Burke